impulse

Greek Noun Female

ὁρμή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX: Pro.3:25 (שׁוֹא), etc;] 1) a violent movement, impulse: Jas.3:4; 2) a hostile movement, onset, assault. Act.14:5. (AS)

impulse

Greek Noun Female

ὁρμ-ή, ἡ, rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, μόγις δέ μευ ἔκφυγεν ὁρμήν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ χωρίου ἡ ὁ. ἔσται the attack, invasion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of an impulse received from another, ἐμέ τ᾽ εἰσορόων καὶ ἐμὴν ποτιδέγμενος ὁ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) more frequently of things, πυρὸς ὁ. the rage of fire, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ κύματος ὁρμῆς by the shock of a wave, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἐς ὁρμὴν ἔγχεος ἐλθεῖν within my spear's cast, within reach of my spear, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ. γονάτων spring of knee, i.e. power to spring or leap, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποδὸς ὁ. speed of foot, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, of the tides, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) impulse to do a thing, effort, μίνυνθα δέ οἱ γένεθ᾽ ὁρμή [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τίς προσήγαγε χρεί; τίς ὁ; [Refs]; οὕτω καθ᾽ ὁρμὴν δρῶσιν, i. e. with so much zeal,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μιᾷ ὁ. with one impulse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive objecti, eager desire of or for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so with a preposition, ἡ ὁρμή, ἣν ὁρμᾷς ἐπὶ τοὺς λόγους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. ἐπέπεσέ τισι, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. παραστῆσαί τισι εἴς τι or with infinitive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὁ. σχεῖν, with infinitive, [Refs] II.2) in Stoic philosophy, appetition, including reasoned choice and irrational impulse, [Refs] II.3) [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) setting oneself in motion, start on a march, etc, ἐν ὁρμῇ εἶναι to be on the point of starting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ παντὸς ὁρμῇ. πράγματος at the start of every undertaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ὁ. [τούτων τῶν ἀνέμων] the point at which these winds start, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit s´rati 'flow'.)

Greek

Noun Feminine

a violent impulse, i.e. onset; assault; of uncertain affinity